Connecticut man in wheelchair struck by car on US Route 1

STONINGTON >> Police say a Connecticut man who uses a motorized wheelchair suffered life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car on U.S. Route 1 in Stonington.

Capt. Todd Olson says 77-year-old Ray Lanphere was struck just after 10 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Mayflower Avenue as he was crossing the street in his motorized scooter.

Lanphere uses the wheelchair because he has only one leg. He was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence via helicopter after first responders found him in the roadway.

Olson says the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.

The road was closed while investigators gathered evidence but has since been reopened.